Sewing-machine attachment.



1 SEWING MACHINE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25, 1909.

Patented Jan. 11,1910.

L azalmj'ayafi W auwm 'UNTTFQE fiTATEfi LOUISA BOYD,

STUART, IOWA.

SEWING-MAGHINE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 1910.

Application filed August 25, 1909. Serial No. 514,580.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUISA Born, citizen of the United States, residingat Stuart, in the county of Guthrie and State of Iowa, have invented anew and useful Sewing-dachine Attachment, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a work-guide attachment for sewing machines ofany type, and has for its principal object to provide a device of thecharacter described which is especially advantageous in gaging the seamsor tucks of the goods being sewed, irrespective of whether the work isbeing done on one side of the presser-foot or the other.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a device which issimple in construction, easy of adjustment, and cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of'parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing :Figure 1 is a detail perspective view showing theinvention applied to the presser-bar of a sewing machine. Fig. 2 is adetail sectional view of the clam and showing the guide secured therein,an Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the guide.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figuresof the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, a designates a portion of a sewing-machinehead of any approved type in which are operatively mounted a needle-bar5, and a presser-bar 6, having a thereon. All of the above describedelements are of a well known construction and form no part of myinvention, but merely show one of the many types of machines to which myinvention may be readily applied.

A collar 8, which is preferably rectangular, and which can be made ofany preferred material, is provided with an opening 9, arranged near oneedge thereof. The presserbar 6 is adapted to be positioned within thispresser-foot 7 detachably secured.

1 opening, and the said collar is retained at any desired elevation onthe said bar by a set-screw 10, or any other suitable means. The largerportion of the collar is arranged on the opposite side of thepresser-bar from the needle-bar, and is provided with a downwardlyextending transverse slot 11.

The invention further embodies a workguide formed from a single piece ofspring wire or the like. The guide comprises a central portion 12constituting a rockshaft which is preferably rounded, and which isadapted to be seated within the transverse slot 11 of the collar 8, andretained therein by a set-screw 13 or its equivalent. The free ends ofthe guide are oppositely disposed to form arms 1l14l, z. 6., the armsare oppositely bent at right angles to the central portion 12. The ends15-15 of the arms are respectively flattened and oppositely depressed,and the extreme ends 16-16 thereof are curved upwardly for permitting afabric to be readily inserted thereunder.

From the foregoing, it will be readily apparent that whenever it isdesirous of forming seams, tucks, or the like in a piece of goods, theguide is adjusted longitudinally to the required width. After the firsttuck has been formed, the flat end 15 of one of the arms 14 ispositioned over the said tuck, and thus a tuck parallel to the firsttuck can be easily made. Should the goods be worked in use can bereadily swung upward, the movement thereby causing the other arm to bemoved downward into position.

WVhat I claim is 1. An attachment for sewing-machines comprising acollar adapted to be adj ustably secured on the presser-bar above thepresserfoot, and a reversible work-guide formed from a single piece ofmetal having its ends oppositely bent at right angles, the ends of thebent portions forming work guiding arms while the intermediate portionof the guide is rotatably and adjustably mounted in the said collar.

2. An attachment for sewing-machines comprising a collar adapted to beadjustably secured on the pre'sser-bar above the presserfoot andprovided with a transverse slot, and areversible work-guide formed froma single piece of metal having its central portion detachable andadjustably secured from the other side, the arm which has been Withinthe slot of the collar, the ends of the as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signaguide constituting arms which are bent 0pture in the presence oftwo Witnesses. positely and at ri 'ht an des t0 the said centralportion, the nds of the arms being re- LOUISA B01 5 spectively flattenedand oppositely depressed Vvitnesses:

to form Work-guides. CHARLES R. RABER,

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing Rnnon I. BOYD.

